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Military branches:
Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF; includes Royal Jordanian Land Force, Royal Naval Force, and Royal Jordanian Air Force); Badiya (irregular) Border Guards; Ministry of the Interior's Public Security Force (falls under JAF only in wartime or crisis situations)
Military manpower - military age:
18 years of age
Military manpower - availability:
males age 15-49:
1,399,138 (2000 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 15-49:
993,730 (2000 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
males:
55,742 (2000 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$608.9 million (FY98)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
7.8% (FY98)